Yes I am using RSD Lite. Thanks I'll try this sbf. Following the step on a post in one of these forums it says after flashing hold the directional up key on reboot to complete flash. Does this sound correct?

I compressed sbf to update.zip using 7.zip
copied to root of /sdcard
unmounted sb card
disconnected from computer
Wiped data and cache
Choose ROM from sd card
message: E: no tar archives found
tried leaving it mounted and connected - still get same error

I compressed sbf to update.zip using 7.zip
copied to root of /sdcard
unmounted sb card
disconnected from computer
Wiped data and cache
Choose ROM from sd card
message: E: no tar archives found
tried leaving it mounted and connected - still get same error

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User RSDLite to flash the .sbf file to your phone connected over USB (while the phone is in bootloader mode (power on while holding the D-pad towards the screen)).

I see, it appears that when auto-reboot executes (by RSDLite flash?) the phone reboots before I have my finger on the d-pad up. If the RSDLite would only shutdown the Droid and not start it up automatically I'd have better success. Because as you write I could just position my finger on d-pad up and press on-button. BTW, this is like pressing the bios-access-key on a PC to access the bios at boot-up, no?

Flash the device with the .sbf file you received that was 114mb or whatever (the bigger one of the two you have).

that's it. Don't do anything, let the phone reboot. See if it boots to the GUI operating system. You can then flash the recovery later. Since your initial issue was the phone wouldn't boot....just flash the OS to see if the phone will reboot.

If you phone is on...turn it off. Hold d-pad towards the screen and power it on. Plug in the USB from phone to computer then run RSDLite and flash the .sbf file. When the phone reboots, let it. Don't do anything.......just see if your phone boots all the way to a functional device.

With RSDLite, flash the .sbf file. Let the phone reboot/restart all the way up.

If your phone works, then you can flash the sprecovery .sbf file with rsdlite and take it from there........but first things first you need to get your phone to a condition where it boots (if it is even capable since you said it got wet......).

No updates, no recovery, no root or backups or nandroids.....

Just rsdlite flash the stock OS .sbf file and see if your phone boots.

Ok used RSDLite and flashed with VZW_A855_ESD20_QSC6085BP_C_01.3B.01P_SW_UPDATE.sbf
Did not do anything but click on start in RSDLite and let the whole process run to completion -hands off -
Resulted with "Flash failure: Phone[0000]: Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode (Error Code: ox70be)"

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